Trump lays groundwork to ax thousands of transgender troops

Published January 28, 2025 12:02pm ET



President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday night that, in effect, bans transgender people from serving in the U.S. military.

The order is a follow-up to one he signed hours after being sworn into office last week that revoked the Biden administration’s 2021 move to allow transgender service members to serve, which that administration did to overturn Trump’s ban from 2017 during his first term.

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